Center for the Study of Democracy
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) at Leuphana University Lüneburg conducts research on democratic structures and procedures in politics and society, economics and the environment. The central focus of research is on questions of legitimacy and performance of democracy in the 21st century. The Center's research activities focus on three main areas: Value Change and Human Empowerment, Party Government and Institutional Change and Participation and Public Policy. In addition, the CSD engages in active promotion of younger researchers as well as in international and regional networking of democracy research institutions.
Topics
- Value Change and Human Empowerment
- Party Government and Institutional Change
- Participation and Public Policy
Service offers
- PHD-Summerschool
- Politikberatung
24th ECPR PhD Summer School on “Political Parties in New Democracies”
07.09.14 → 13.09.14
Project: Scientific event
A-CLIM: Analysis of Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Development in Lower Saxony
Saretzki, T., Striegnitz, M. & Ebermann, V.
01.10.12 → 22.01.15
Project: Research
Autocracies' Counterintuitive Delegation Preferences to International Human Rights Organizations
01.10.16 → 30.09.19
Project: Dissertation project
Autocracies in International Relations (winter semester 2018-19, bachelor Political Science)
15.10.18 → 01.02.19
Project: Teaching
Bürgermeisterwahlkämpfe im Professionalisierungsdiskurs der Wahlkampfforschung. Ein kandidatenzentrierter Vergleich in niedersächsischen Städten
Freund, C.
01.05.10 → 23.07.13
Project: Dissertation project
CAPFLO - Local resilience capacity building for flood mitigation
01.01.16 → 30.06.19
Project: Research
Citizenship Education in South Africa and Germany – theories, concepts and practice
Oeftering, T. & Ngcoza, K.
01.01.17 → 30.11.17
Project: Research
Deliberative Bürgerbeteiligung in der deutschen Debatte um Priorisierung in der medizinischen Versorgung - Potentiale und Grenzen
Stumpf, S.
01.04.12 → 31.03.15
Project: Dissertation project
Die Europäische Union als Diskurs: "Europa für Bürgerinnen und Bürger" dank einer aktivierten Zivilgesellschaft? (Arbeitstitel)
Wach, L.
01.04.14 → …
Project: Dissertation project
Directly Elected Mayors: Impact on the Local Party System
Reiser, M. & Bottom, K.
01.06.13 → …
Project: Research